"avoir les mains liées" meaning in French

See avoir les mains liées in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /a.vwaʁ le mɛ̃ lje/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-avoir les mains liées.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} avoir les mains liées
  1. (figuratively) to have one's hands tied Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-avoir_les_mains_liées-fr-verb-Yc0VTA0D Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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